Battlefords News-Optimist

It was an up-and-down weekend for the Battlefords North Stars, as they traveled to the Whitney Forum for the first time since beating the Flin Flon Bombers in last year’s SJHL final.

One of the partners in the Saskatchewan Hospital project has gone into liquidation. News broke on Monday that the British-based construction company Carillion PLC had gone into compulsory liquidation in the United Kingdom.

On the evening of Thursday, Jan. 11, just prior to midnight, shots were fired from a vehicle at an unoccupied business on Highway 7 approximately five kilometres south of Lloydminster.

Battlefords RCMP have seized a firearm and a quantity of drugs after apprending five suspects following a vehicle theft. On Saturday, at approximately 1:50 a.m.

RCMP have arrested two individuals after a vehicle theft. On Saturday, Battlefords RCMP responded to a stolen vehicle complaint where a Buick Enclave had been stolen from Meadow Lake and was reported to be in North Battleford.

Twin Rivers Curling Club recently presented a cheque for $2,285 to Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation from last season’s Meridian Canadian Open Grand Slam of Curling event held in the Battlefords.

The new leadership at North Battleford Fire Hall has been announced by the city, with a number of fire department employees receiving promotions to new roles.

North Battleford’s water and sewer rates for 2018 are now set, with passage of bylaw amendments at city council Monday.

It was another busy weekend of action through the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League. The game that stood out on the schedule Friday was at North Battleford Civic Centre as the Meota Combines took on the Hafford Hawks.

Saskatchewan’s invasive mussel monitoring has detected no mussels.